Thursday, January 22, 2009

L'Inde fantôme 2: Choses vues à Madras / Phantom India 2: Things Seen in Madras


Louis Malle: L'Inde fantôme 2: Choses vues à Madras (FR 1969). A festival at the Kapaleeshwar Temple on the outskirts of Madras. The car of the juggernaut.

L'Inde fantôme: réflexions sur un voyage. 2: Choses vues à Madras
Phantom India: Reflections on a Journey. 2: Things Seen in Madras.
Intian päiväkirja 2: Madrasin näkymiä.
    FR 1969. D: Louis Malle. Brilliant restored version, superb print by AFF / CNC, with e-subtitles by Lena Talvio. 52 min. Viewed at Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 22 Feb 2009. – I saw the beginning: the Car of the Juggernaut. A magnificent scene of religious fervour and mass feeling.

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